Cash bars will be available at Cornerstone to patrons 21 and older, and food trucks will be on site to help fuel the party until 10 p.m.

"We've changed up the festival's format and we've been able to make it free for the second year in a row because of grants," Watson said. "We have a long list of sponsors to thank for the momentum of a 10-year tradition."

These include grants from the Ball Brother's Foundation, the George and Francis Ball Foundation and Walmart Foundation.

Watson and Muncie native and musician Mike Martin put together the festival back in 2007, after Muncie's End of Summer Jam was cancelled.

"Mike Martin and I thought that we could replace it with a grassroots festival," Watson said. "Instead of bringing in a headliner, we decided to shine a spotlight on all the local talent. We also worked with Cheryl Crowder from Muncie Downtown Development."

Watson was also inspired by Midwest Music Summit in Indianapolis.

"It's a multiple-day festival where several bands from across Indianapolis would play at one big party and you had one wristband to see all the bands," Watson said. "I've been trying to get Muncie MusicFest to get closer to that."

Thanks to the growing number of bands and venues partaking in this year's Muncie MusicFest, Watson and Martin's local festival is becoming just that.